CUT
37th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1919
Number 4
OREGON
COURIER
NEW TRAFFIC LAWS
FOR THIS CITY
COUNCIL AND LIVE WIRES GET
TOGETHER IN DRAWING
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
PRACTICALLY COPY STATE LAW
No Action Was Taken on Speed Cop
Question Many Objections
Heard at Meeting
What at first promised to be a
stormy meeting last Wednesday night
u4 the city council session, harmony
prevailed at the last and the new
traffic laws for Oregon City passed
its first reading. The meeting was
called primarily to consider granting
a new franchise for the operation of
the Mountain View bus, operated by
the P. R. L. & P. company. 1 The
franchise was granted. Other mat
ters were disposed of in record time,
and the speed laws of the city came
to bat for discussion.
A petition was read first, sponsor
ed by A. A. Price, signed by over 135
business men of the street protest
ing against Officer Joyner being em
ployed by the city on a commission
basis. Councilman Tobin moved that
the petition be tabled, inasmuch as
the council was considering new traf
fic ordinances. The petition was
placed on file.
At the meeting a committee from
the Live Wires was present, compos
ed of Dr. L. A. Morris, Willard
Hawley, Jr., and -C. Schuebel. This
committee had a conference with
several of the councilmen before the
meeting, and drafted suitable traf
fic laws to be presented for the con
sideration of the council, with the
help of City Attorney Story. It was
practically a duplicate of the state
law, now in force, with a few chang
es to suit conditions in this city.
After a hot discussion carried on by
members of the council and citizens
present at the meeting, concerning
proposed changes in the traffic laws
to suit conditions here, it was finally
tion asked for by merchants. One op
tion askedf or by . merchants . on the
hill, was to the effect that farmers
having . produce, could unload on
either side of the street irrespective
of being on the right side. It was
brought out that a vehicle loaded wih
produce or other materials would
have to pull up the" 7th street hill
and turn at an intersection in order
to be on the right side of the street,
if the driver wanted to unload on the
left side going up the hill. Provis
ions were made in the law that in a
case of this kind, a driver would be
allowed to unload on the left side if
the time taken to unload did not ex
ceed 45 minutes.
It was tacitly understood that as
far as enforcing the law on the hill
section as regards to heading autos
on the right side of the street in
front of residences, it would be over
looked to a considerable extent by the
traffic policemen. But any owner
having an accident in a case of this
kind will have no "come back."
t The new traffic ordinance provides
that no vehicle shall pass a street car
while the latter is stopped to either
take on or discharge passengers,
which means that whenever a street
car comes to a stop, all vehicles on
either side must also stop.
A provision of the new ordinance is
that no vehicles shall stand on Main
street longer than 30 minutes at a
time in any one block, between Tenth
street and the city limits to the
south. For hire cars may secure a
permit for ' standing on the streets
from property owners, and file the
permit with the council.
No vehicles are allowed to turn in
the middle of the street, nor are they
permitted to turn at the intersection
of Main and Seventh, which is the
most heavily congested portion of
the business district.
Toward the close of the meeting,
one of the citizens present brought
up the matter of Officer Joyner be
ing paid on a commission basis by
the council. Councilman Tobin re-
plied that it was the only way in
which the council would pay any
traffic officer, as the council had no
funds with which to pay a salary for
this purpose. Mr. Tobin claimed that
. the council was above board in this
matter, and if that honorable body
saw fit, they could hoodwink the
people by putting the officer on a
salary. "But," said Mr. Tobin, "we
would jnform the officer that if he
did not make his salaries in fines he
would be fired, so it is 'six of one and
half dozen of the other' in the case
of this officer being paid on a com
mission basis it's the only solution
of the matter," said Mr. Tobin.
Eighteen miles an hour is the speed
limit permitted, and no person under
16 years of age will be allowed to
drive a car within the city limits.
It was ordered that 1000 copies of
the ordinance be printed for general
distribution to the owners of auto
mobiles and vehicles. The council
will meet in adjourned session April
17 to place the ordinance upon final
passage.
Courier and Farmer, both for $1.15.
"WILD WEST" CLUB
IS SHORT LIVED
BORING BOYS FORM CLUB FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ROBBING
NEIGHBORHOOD
Sheriff Wilson, single handed, cap
tured a "Wild West" gang at Boring
last Thursday, raided their retreat
and confiscated the property which
the bandits acquired in their reign
of terror.
What sounds like a page from
"Diamond Dick" was revealed Thurs
day when the sheriff took in charge
Vernon Wilson, aged 14, captain of
the band; Private Lural Wilson, aged
12, and Private Walter Wallomgett,
aged 12, all members of a "Wild
West" club, which the youngsters
had formed, and which was operat
ing in Boring.
By-laws of the club were found,
and the rules for the conduct of the
members of the gang were very
strict, as follows: "No fighting, no
lying; obey the captain when on a
sneak; tell no one about the club
house; unless ' given permission by
the captain. Captain will hold of
fice one month when a new captain
Will be elected by the members."
At the headquarters of the gang,
spoils consisting of tobacco,, pipes,
cards, rifles, auto' tubes, purses, some
money and other articles too numer
ous to mention, were found. The
headquarters of the club was in an
old cabin about a mile from Boring.
. According to a diary kept by the
members of the gang, the postoffice,
school house, depot and store at Bor
ing were broken into and different
articles were taken. Mrs. F. C. Wil
son, mother of the oldest boy, gave
bonds for his appearance. Vernon
Wilson, captain of the gang, appear
ed before Deputy District Attorney
Dean Butler Monday, end was sen
tenced to the reform school at Salem.
The other boys implicated in the af
fair were allowed to depart for their
homes after receiving a good lecture
by the judge.
PARKPLACE HOME ROBBED
WHILE OWNER EATS DINNER
The home of Mrs. J. T. Apperson,
of Parkplace, wns robbed last Thurs
day evening, the thieves getting a $50
diamond ring and $10 in cash. The
matter has been kept secret by the
officers in the hope of apprehending
the culprits. The theft was com
mitted when Mrs. Apperson and a
companion, a Mrs. Fallows, were at
supper downstairs, and the robbers
entered the house and secured the
booty from the bedrooms of the
house. No trace has been found of
the robbers. Two other bedrooms on
the same floor were not entered by
the robbers at the time.
PRESBYTERIANS HOLD THEIR
ANNUAL MEETING MONDAY
The Presbyterian church of this
city held their annual meeting Mon
day in the church parlors, and the
following officers of the church were
elected for the year: Judge H. S.
Anderson, elder; N. W. Bowland,
trustee; J. W. Alldredge. deacon: F.
J. Meyers, treasurer; Mrs. Cora
Eberly, Sunday school superinten
dent. The organization was perfect
ed for the year at this meetine- And
C. Schuebel was appointed secretary,
wniie J. j. uochran was appointed
chairman. Following the election of
officers, a social time was enjoyed by
those present, and refreshments were
served.
SATURDAY CLUB MEETS
WITH MRS, BERT ROAKE
The Saturday club of the Congre
gational church, met at the home of
Mrs. Bert Roake, Ninth and Madison
streets, Monday evening, April 7th,
to . hold its monthly business meet
ing. The club is planning to give a
children's operetta on Friday even
ing, May 2, and business attendant
to the production took ud considerable
of the evening's time. After the
business meeting, a social time was
enjoyed, and refreshments were serv
ed by the hostess, assisted by Mrs.
AiDert Koake.
HAZELIA LOYALTY LEAGUE
GIVES FINE ENTERTAINMENT
The Hazelia Loyalty League gave
an entertainment last Saturday even
ing and the program offered was ex
ceptionally good. Gilbert L. Hedges,
district attorney, was the main speak
er on the program, and his subject'
was on the lines of a patriotic talk.
A number of vocal and instrumental
selections were also rendered. The
Loyalty League at this place is a
very enthusiastic one, and its enroll
ment is large for so small a com
munity. '
Case Dismissed
Complaint of Mrs. K. L. Newton
against Mike and Mary Gleason was
dismissed Saturday in the local do
lice court after a hearing. Mrs. New
ton alleged that defendants damag
ed her property by cutting down
some trees and undermining a filll
that held the embankment around
the property. Gleason claimed that
he was trying to improve the prop
erty and glean Vjp around the place.
ILL SET FOR BIG
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CHAIRMEN NAMED FOR THIS
COUNTY TO HANDLE BIG
"VICTORY" DRIVE
MRS. CARTLIDGE REAPPOINTED
Everything in Readiness for the Last
Call from the Government for
War Funds
The stage is all set for the big
Victory Loan drive in Clackamas
county, and County Manager M. D.
Latourette, who has so successfully
conducted the previous four drives,
has surrounded himself with a com
mittee of seven men, one from each
of the seven bankb" districts, who
give promise of seeing that their re
spective districts do their part in
what is to be the last drive of the
government for loans for present
war purposes. This committee com
prises the following:
1. Oregon City, Raymond Cau-
field.
2. Canby, W. H. Bair.
3. Molalla, L. W. Robbins.
4. Estacada, H. C. Stephens.
5. Sandy, W. A. Proctor.
6., Milwaukie, Philip Streib.
7. Wilsonville, Dwight L. Seely,
Joe J. Thornton, Assistant.
Speakers Committee Joseph E.
Hedges, Oregon City, chairman for
tho county.
The speakers of the campaign will
start work May 14.
Transportation Committee John R.
Humphrys, chairman for Clackamas
county.
Publicity Committee E. E.-Brodie,
Oregon City, chairman for Clacka
mas county.
Just what will be Clackamas coun
ty's quota has not been determined,
but will be announced within a few
days. In each of the previous loan
drives the county exceeded its quota
from 112- to 201 per cent, and it can
not do less in this, the last one.
A. G. Clark, one of the leaders in
the state drive, is here from Port
land this afternoon (Thursday), con
ferring with the district managers
and chairmen of the committees rel
ative to the campaign in this coun
ty, the meeting being held in the
Commercial club parlors.
Carter Glass, Secretary of the
Treasury, has announced the dates
upon which payments will be required
on the notes of the Victory Liberty
Loan as follows:
10 with application on or before
May 10.
10 on or before July 15.
20 on or before August 12.
20 on or before September 9.
20 on or before October 7.
20 on or before November 11.
with accrued interest on deferred in
stallments. Payment in full can be made on
May 20, the 10 required with aD-
plication having been duly paid on
or before May 10. Payment can also
be completed on any installment date
with accrued interest.
Every woman worker in the Victory
Loan drive is to receive a medal made
from a captured German cannon, ac
cording to the statement of Mrs.
Sarah Evans of Portland, chairman
of the state Woman's Liberty Loan
committee, who has notified Mrs. H.
B. Cartlidge, county chairman, to
this effect. The treasury of the war
loan organization has had made two
million of these medals, and every
woman worker is entitled to one, but
it is necessary for the worker's name
to be certified to by the chairman of
their respective district.
MRS. JOHN SERRY DIES
SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY
Death came suddenly Wednesrfnv
night at 6:30 o'clock to Mrs. John
Serry, residing on Fifteenth street,
near Main, due to neuralgia of the
heart. The Serry family, consisting
of the husband, wife and eight-year-
old son, arrived in Oregon City only
about three mopths ago, from Col
orado, Mr. Serry having the contract
for removing the machinery from the
old Adkins planing mill for ship
ment to Japan. Relatives reside at
Albany, this state. The remains are
at tne noiman & face chapel, await
ing the. completion of funeral ar-
L. BARON RETURNS
WAS WITH CANADIANS
L. Baron returned to this city
from Canada Friday, where he has
been serving with the Canadian fore
es overseas. He received his honor
able discharge from the service at
Vancouver, B. C, and was with the
Canadian Railway Engineers. He
has been in the service over a year.
He was met at the train in Portland
upon his arrival, by his wife, former
ly Miss Kate Cooper, of this city, and
her two little daughters.
A new arrival was reported Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.
E. Berger, of Highland, in the per
son of an & pound son. Dr. Hugh
Mount was the attending physician.
VICTORY
J. DEAN BUTLER IS
COUNTY ATTORNEY
APPOINTED BY HEDGES TO FILL
VACANCY WILL CONTINUE
PRIVATE PRACTICE
Gilbert L. Hedges, district attor
ney, Monday appointed J. Dean But
ler, a prominent young attorney of
this city, a& deputy district attorney
for Clackamas county. The vacancy
waa caused in the office by the res
ignation of Thos. lA. Burke, who ac
cepted another position with Ellison
& White. ;
Mr. Butler has practiced law in
this city for a number of years, and
is a graduate of tho state normal
school at Monmouth, and also the law
school of the University of Oregon.
For three years he taught school at
Oak Grove, and during that time
studied law. Mr. Butler was for
over a year connected with the law
offices of Judge Stapleton, of Port
land, and later spent two years in
the Philippines. He is considered a
young attorney with 4 bright future
in this community, and is well and
favorably known thrpughout this
county. He will keep tip his law of
fices in the Masonic building and
will handle the business of deputy
district attorney also,
SENATORS TELLOF
REPUBLICANS TRY: OBSTRUC
TION PLANS TO HINDER
GOOD LEGISLATION
PURSUANCE OF DELIBERATION
Chairman Hays Tries to Cover Acts
of Republican' Party to Fool
the People
The Republican filibuster which cul
minated in the last days of the Sixty-
fourth Congress in the defeat of appropriations-
totaling $3,000,000,000,
including funds for the railroad ad
ministration and for the continuance
of the employment service and the
operation of .the War Risk Insurance
Bureau, was begun last November
and conducted through the remain
der of the session. This is the as
sertion of two Democratic senators
who almost daily witnessed these
tactics of obstruction and taxed the
Republican, leaders with the respon
sibility. (Continued on Page 6)
ANOTHER "PEEPING TOM" IN
CITY GIRLS ARE MOLESTED
Several comblaints have enmo in
to the police lately from young ladies
who claim that a mysterious man,
who stays around 14th and Wnstiino-.
ton streets at night, has been annoy
ing tnem.
Last SnturHav evAninp a vmmn.
J - ..0 jwu.lg
lady of this city while on her way
i j. I, ii. .i .
nume, was lonowea Dy tne man at
14th and Washington. Shu Bflw niii
behind her and, becoming frightened,
quickened her wane. The man kept
eaininc on her. nnd iimt no oV
reached the gate entering her home,
ne placed a- hand on her shoulder
and told her not to become" frighten
ed. At this moment an auto drove
by, and the stranger immediately
took to his heels. The young lady
was so frightened that she was un
able to cry out, and when the man
took his hurried departure, she fell
in a faint on the front steps of her
home.
Monday another vouno Indu nnm.
o " J J
ed that she had been followed by a
man on tne same street, and describ
ed him as having a beard and being
quite tall. Her description of the
man tallies with that of the former
case.
ffl SSIlBlSlllHlSaiSHHIlHEl SI
H S
H WATER RENT $334.00 ffl
Mrs. Fannie L. Hcylman, wife
of W. E. Heylman, postmaster
at Estacada, has been made
defendant in a suit brought in
the circuit court by the City
of Estacada to recover judg
ment in the sum of $334.00,
which is alleged to be due as
water rent at the rate of $2 per
month since April 13, 1905.
EmBHHEaiisffliffiisiaBia
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Case Dismissed
The case of A. Nelson v Unit
Bros., was dismissed in the circuit
court . Monday. A settlement was
made out of court between the two
parties. The ' case of the plaintiff
was to collect on a note of $750 given
by the defendants.
Married
Stella Tracy, 31, Oregon City, arid
William E. Williams, 30, Portland,
were granted a license to wed Thurs
day by the county clerk.
FILIBUSTER
" IS T
OF LIVE WIRES
CROP HARVESTED LAST YEAR
BY CLUB IS PROVING TO BE
"WHITE ELEPHANT"
1200 POUNDS NOW ON HAND
Cost Club 15c Pound to Put on the
Market Present Wholesale
Price About 4'jC Pound
If anyone in Oregon City desires
to purchase any beans, please notify
Mr. O. D. Eby, who is chairman of
the bean committee of the Live
Wires. The organization has about
1200 pounds of beans on hand, and
does not know what to do with them.
They have had the beans about a
year now, and it is proving to be an
embarrasing question with that pro
gressive organization.
Last year, the Live Wires made
up their minds to show the farmers
in this county how to raise beans.
A 10-acre tract was secured, and
after having the land put in shape
for. the planting, the beans were
planted as per schedule. The crop
.turned out to be fine, and everything
was going lovely until it was dis
covered that it cost tho organization
about 15c per pound to put the beans
on the 'market, and as the price at
that time was only about 11c, the or
ganization has been holding the
beans for a higher price. But the
price of beans the past year has been
steadily decreasing, and at the pres
ent market price, they will only bring
about 4c per pound. At "the regu
lar meeting of the "Wires" Tuesday,
most of the time was taken up in
discussing how to get rid of the
beans without the proposition cost
ing each member about $5 apiece to
make up fhe deficit. After a long
discussion it was voted to again turn
the matter over to the "bean com
mittee", and give them power to act.
A. A. Price presented a petition at
this meeting protesting against the
new city speed cop being employed
by the city council on a commission
basis, Mr. Price has secured over 135
names on the petition, of prominent
business men of the city, and asked
the "Wires" Tuesday to back him up
in presenting the petition to the coun
cil. After discussing the subject,
the organization adopted the petition
and voted that it should be present
ed to the council at the next nfteting,
which took place Wednesday night.
A committee was also appointed to
meet with the council and present
the petition. The committee consist
ed of Dr. Morris, chairman; Chris
Schuebel, Grant B. Dimick, Willard
Hawley, Jr., Raymond Caufield.
Edgar B. Piper, editor of the Ore-
gonian, who was supposed to address
the "Wires" Tuesday, on his trip to
t.urope, cancelled his engagement,
and will address tho organization on
next Tuesday evening. A banquet
will be held in Mr. Piper's honor,
and the regular noon luncheon on
Tuesday will be cancelled, and the
meeting take place in the evening at
the Commercial club parlors. Wives
and friends of members of the Com
mercial club and "Wires" have been
invited to attend this banquet also.
Postals have been mailed out to the
different members notifying them of
the event.
FRIENDS OF MRS, V0LPP
SURPRISE HER ON SUNDAY
A large number of friends of Mrs.
George Volpp of Willamette, perpe
trated a surprise upon the latter at
her home last Sunday, it being the
occasion of her 60th birthday anni
versary. While Mrs. Volpp was at
tending church the friends took pos
session of the Volpp home and dec
orated it and prepared for a proper
observance of the anniversary, which
proved a complete surprise to the
lady upon her arrival home. An ap
petizing dinner was served, a feature
being a large cake, adorned with 50
candles, the cake being made by Mrs.
Gustavo Schnoerr. The color scheme
for the dining decorations was purple
and white. A number of handsome
and useful presents were left with
Mrs. Volpp as remembrances of a
happy event.
Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Will
iam Rabenaw, Misses Hilda, Bertha
and Clara Rabenaw, Mrs. A, Stev
ens, Ernest Stevens of Portland; Mr.
and Mrs. John Dambach, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Baars, Mr. and Mrs. G.
Schnoerr, Mr and Mrs. G Nordurft,
Mr and Mrs. J. Strasberg, Mr. and
Mrs. O. W Fisher, Mr. and Mrs.
August Moehnke, Mr. and Mrs. A
Volpp, Mr. and Mrs. John Hellberg,
G. Failmetzges, Mrs. F. Achille, Mr.
and Mrs. G. Volpp, Carl, Irwin and
Otto Hellberg, Emil Volpp, Freda
Volpp, Anna Volpp, Amelia Dambach
and Mary Dambach.
Turner Bound Over
Roy G. Turner, who was bound
oyer to the grand jury on the alleg
ed charge of non-support, was given
a hearing Monday and his trial will
come up at a- later date. He plead
not guilty as charged. "
250 GALLONS OF
"MASH" DESTROYED
TWO AUTO LOADS OF BOTLEG-
GING APPARATUS CAUGHT
BY OFFICIALS
Five 50-gallon barrels of "sour
mash" ready to distill, and about 50
gallons of other liquid in process of
fermentation, was destroyed Friday
by Sheriff Wilson and his deputies,
when the sheriff discovered one of
the largest illicit stills ever operat
ed in this county. The "moonshine
outfit"' was located on the Dr. Du
Beck farm, about a mile from Mc
Nickol's corner on the Sunnyside road
running from Gray's Crossing, and
was operated by two men who had
rented the place. When the sheriff
and his deputies arrived on the scene
Friday afternoon, the men who were
operating the still were away, and,
after watching the place all the af
ternoon until late in the evening, the
sheriff and deputies came back to
this city with two auto loads of dis
tilling apparatus:' The outfit consist
ed of coils, mixing kettles, . copper
boilers, a patent kerosene stove,
which was so constructed that no
smoke could be seen from the road
when in operation, and other equip
ment.'
Very little liquor was found on the
premises, however, and it is suppos
ed by the officers that the bootleg
gers had gone to Portland to get rid
of the last batch manufactured from
the still. The house wwhere the still
was in operation is about two blocks
back from the main road, and from
all appearances, looked to be a peace
able rancher's home.
Every conceivable article for the
manufacture of liquor was found on
the premises, and the house, which is
a seven-room dwelling, had been made
over to suit the convenience of the
distillers. The property was leased
about a month ago to a man named
Jenkins and another man whose name
could not be learned, and from what
was gathered from the neighbors in
that territory, the men did very little
work upon the place in the way of
ranching. The water, which was
used to operate the still, was piped
from a spring a mile back of the
house. It is -estimated by tho officers
that about $400 worth of malt and,
"sour mateh"-vas destroyed ai . the'
house. From all appearances, the
men operating the still had secured a
large enough supply of materia to
last for several weeks. A revenue
officer from Portland accompanied
Sheriff Wilson on the destroying ex
pedition. FRED SCHULTZ RETURNS
HOME FROM OVERSEAS
Fred Schultz, for the past year
serviner in France in the II. S. nrmv.
arrived in Portland Wednesday from
overseas, and will be mustered out
at Camp Lewis. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. JVhnHz rf tViia
city. He arrived home Monday with
wmpany jj, aim intantry, which had
but recently arrived from France.
He was met at the train in Portland
by his parents, and two sisters, Paul
ine and Emilia, his brother, Jack
Schultz, and his brother-in-law. Dan
Ginther.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
OVER LATE E. BL0MBERG
Following the arrival in Oregon
City Tuesday of the son, A. C. Blom
berg, of Mt. Pleasant, who passed
away a week ago in a hospital in
Portland, was held Wednesday morn
ing from the Holman & Pace chapel,
the services being in charge of Rev.
E. E. Gilbert, pastor of the Metho
dist church. The deceased was for a
long time a resident of the Mount
Pleasant district. Interment was
made in the Mountain View ceme
tery. BUCKNER TIMBER COMPANY
SUES MULIN0 BUSINESS FIRM
E. P. Berdine and Alfred Daniel
son, as co-partners, engaged in busi
ness at Mulino, this county, have
been made defendants In a suit
brought in the circuit court by the
Buckner Timber company asking
Judgment in the sum of $97.62, and
$40 damages, for nearly 18 cords of
hrwood, which the plaintiffs charge
the defendants with having unlawful
ly taken away and used.
RANDALL CHILD SCORES
100 IN EUGENICS TEST
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Gil
bert G. Randall, who live on Route 1
of this city, has been awarded 100
in the eugenics test of the Parents'
Educational Bureau of Oregon Con
gress of Mothers held March 5th. In
a similar test some time ago, little
Gilbert Randall scored 99. The lit
tle boy weighs 27 pounds, and is the
only child of Mr. and Mrs. Randall.
Parent-Teachers Meet
The parent-teachers' meeting held
at Sandy Saturday was well attend
ed, and quite a number from this
city took part. It was the fifth and
last meeting of tho year. Meetings
have been held at Sandy, Gladstone,
Canby, Milwaukie and Estacada dur
ing the past year.
H
CONTEST IS ON
SCHOOL CHILDREN ALL OVER
COUNTY CAN COMPETE
FOR PRIZES
GOLD MEDAL IS FIRST PRIZE
Ten Other Prizes Offered for Best
Ten Compositions on "Victory"
Loan Essay
The contest is on. Any school
child or high school student in this
county can enter the essay contest on
the Victory loan and stand a chance
of received a distinguished medal
from the government as a reward.
J. E. Calavan, superintendent of
schools, announced Tuesday that the
Victory Loan Essay Contest is open
to any school child in the county
above the second grade, or high
school student, and that a grand
prize for the best essay in the state
will be a solid gold medal besides a
genuine .Prussian officer s helmet.
Ten other silver medals will be
awarded in this county for the , ten
best essays on -the subject. Not only
will the winner bring honor to
Clackamas county, but the winner
will distinguish him or herself, and
receive a high honor from the gov
ernment of the United States. Addi
tional honor will be brought to this
county if one of the winners happens
to receive the grand prize over the
state that of the gold medal.
The contest is open to all students,
with the following restrictions: Third
to, Fourth grades not more than 200
words; Fifth to Sixth grades not
more than 400 words; Seventh to
Eighth grades (including high school
students) not less than 600 words,
nor more than 1000 words. All es
says will be sifted out by the teach
ers of the respective schools, and the
best ten essays on the subject will be
turned in by the teacher to Superin
tendent Calavan s oflic, where all
will tie judged, end the best ten taken
from the assortment. After award
ing prizes for the best ten essays,
Supt. Calavan will in turn send them
into the state committee, where they
will again be' sifted out, and the
grand prize awarded to the best es
say for the state.
The contest is now open, and will
close Saturday afternoon, April 19th.
All manuscripts must be in Supt.
Calavan's office by that time, so as to
insure the manuscripts reaching state
headquarters by April 21st. In order
to start the contestants out right, the
following hints on what to incorpor
ate in the Essay are given:
Subject "Victory: What Price?"
On the sentimental side: Can we in
honor enjoy victory if we do not pay
for it i The debts of war must be
paid. Does a deadbeat deserve the
blessings of democracy? The sol-'
diers who gave their lives or
their sight, or hands, or legs, or
health THEY PAID IN FULL. Can
we refuse to pay our war debts?
On the business side: We did take
a risk when we bought Liberty bonds.
It is true that we felt confident that
we would win the war and that de
mocracy would triumph. But the
kaiser felt equally confident that he
would win the war and that autoc
racy would triumph. If a banker, in
ordinary times, were asked to buy a
security under circumstances similar
to those under which we bought Lib
erty bonds, he would refuse, saying,
"The risk is too greatl"
But NOW THERE IS NO RISK.
Democracy has triumphed. The
world has been made safe. America
was never richer; her government
never stronger. The best security in
the world, bar none, is placed on the
public counter in denominations large
and small.
BIG CONCERT TO BE
HELD HERE APRIL 25
The concert to be given in Busch's
hall April 25 by Flechtner's orches
tra of 50 pieces, promises to be the
biggest local musical event that Ore
gon City people have been privileg
ed to hear. The orchestra will com
prise 24 violins from the city, assist
ed by prominent musicians from Port
land on cellos, flutes, cornets, clarit
nets, drums arid trombones. Re
hearsals are being held each week at ,
the homes of the various members .
and are well attended. Mrs. H. A.
Berkman of Oregon City, a graduate
of the Boston Conservatory of Music,
will accompany on the piano. J.
Adrian Epping, a prominent vocal in
structor of Portland, who has been
heard here on several occasions in
recitals, and who has a large class
in Oregon City, will take part in the
program.
Gustave Flechtner, one of the fore
most -violinists of the Pacific coast,
will direct the concert. He received
his musical eduation in Europe, where
he . studied under masters of the
violin. He is quite well known in
the musical circles of Portland,
where he was a member of the sym
phony orchestra for a long time.
The Courier and Oregon Farmer,
both for one year, $1.15.
VICTORY
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